Analyst-Compliance - job 6 of 50

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

American Express’s Global Financial Crimes Surveillance Unit (GFCSU) is part of the broader Global Risk & Compliance organization, operating within Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC), provides end-to-end oversight and support of global financial crimes investigations. In partnership with broader GFCC teams, GFCSU supports the development, testing, implementation and adjudication of transaction monitoring rules, reports, and other tools to detect potential criminal activity. GFCSU plays a vital role in ensuring compliance with key regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA PATRIOT Act, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. They also support law enforcement by providing critical information to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, credit card fraud, identity theft, and other financial crimes.

The Global Financial Crimes Surveillance Unit (GFCSU) and the US Investigations Unit (USIU), within Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) has implemented a comprehensive screening process to identify all potential and existing account relationships among all lines of business with Sanctioned Persons & Entities and Politically Exposed Persons (PEP). The successful candidate will support the enterprise by partnering with colleagues and stakeholders in the development and execution of inventory management strategies by identifying issues impacting Screening Inventory and resource management. The primary function for this role will encompass conducting daily assessments of all generated screening alert volume, identifying low quality alerts that can be bulk closed leveraging the enterprise alert adjudication criteria, identifying escalation opportunities, and conducting alert spike

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Review all generated screening alert volume
• Conduct triage and identify low quality alerts that are eligible for bulk closure
• Leverage the Alert Prioritization Portal in Bridger to conduct bulk closures
• Assess alert volume for data quality concerns across different lines of businesses
• Coordinate and support the GFCSU Sanctions Inventory needs
• Monitor and develop strategies to address potential alert aging, KRI, and/or KPI challenges
• Coordinate with various stakeholders within, and external, to the GFSCU to address resolve inventory management and case distribution concerns
• Analyze and assess business impacts of proposed and/or implemented changes to the GFSCU’s Sanctions program
• Conduct life cycle data analysis and outline critical information for Senior Leadership

Minimum Qualifications: 

• 2+ years’ Sanctions or data experience
• Bridger experiences necessary
• Superior organization and planning skills with attention to detail a must
• Demonstrated ability in critical thinking, strategic planning, adaptability, and ability to work under pressure
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior management and achieve results through others
• Flexible schedule required, as colleague will support teams across multiple time zones

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• A background in BSA-AML compliance, complex data analysis and reporting, audit, or complex investigations a plus
• Working knowledge of Tableau 

Salary Range: $55,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries 
• Bonus incentives 
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) 
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program 
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

*Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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